CKE Restaurants, Inc. to Present at the JPMorgan Gaming, Lodging and Restaurants Conference

CARPINTERIA, Calif., March 20 // PRNewswire-FirstCall // -- CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) will be participating in the JPMorgan Gaming, Lodging and Restaurants Conference on Mar. 27, 2008. Details about the conference and when CKE Restaurants will present are as follows:

             JPMorgan Gaming, Lodging and Restaurants Conference



    When:                 Mar. 25-27, 2008



    Where:                The Venetian Hotel & Casino - The Palazzo Tower,

                          Las Vegas, NV.



    CKE Presentation:     Thursday, Mar. 27 at 4:15 p.m. EDT. Ted Abajian, EVP

                          and CFO of CKE, will present. John Beisler, VP of

                          Investor Relations, will be in attendance.



    Webcast:              A live audio broadcast and copy of Mr. Abajian's

                          presentation will be made available at

                          http://www.ckr.com under Investors/Presentations.

As of the end of its fiscal 2008 third quarter ended Nov. 5, 2007, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,052 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 13 countries, including 1,121 Carl's Jr. (R) restaurants and 1,915 Hardee's(R) restaurants.

SOURCE CKE Restaurants, Inc.

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